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Dulce Mode Ixmukane Xol Cuc
Blog post
12/09/2020
"I would like to wake up and see that this never happened"
A 13-year old Guatemalan girl tells in her own words how hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated her community.
Manuel Moreno, Regional Communications Specialist UNICEF LACRO, talks with Florinda Yatchub and her family living a temporary shelter in Sacsi Chitaña, in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. On Dec. 2, 2020.
Blog post
12/03/2020
It was like a movie. Nobody could believe what was happening
The arrival of hurricanes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of this population even more, especially that of children.
A girl outside her family home in El Muelle neighbourhood Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on November 5, 2020. The devastating effects of Eta produced great damage in El Muelle neighborhood.
News note
11/11/2020
Over 1,2 million children affected by ETA across Central America
A boy in El Muelle neighbourhood Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on November 5, 2020.
Article
11/11/2020
“What I would like the most is to have a home, food & cloth"
John, 13 years old, after surviving Hurricane Eta
Floods in Honduras
Press release
11/05/2020
More than 1.5 million children at risk due to the impact of Tropical Storm ETA in Honduras, according to UNICEF
On 7 September 2019, in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas. In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Central Abaco public school has been destroyed, as have all of the schools in Marsh Harbour. Now it serves as a temporary shelter for families affected by the storm.
Press release
08/03/2020
Children in Central America and the Caribbean facing dual threat of stronger hurricane season and COVID-19
Displacement and service interruption caused by storms could leave children and families more vulnerable to virus, UNICEF warns
Paso de la tormenta tropical Amanda por El Salvador.
Press release
06/01/2020
Tropical Storm Amanda leaves destruction and grief as it passes through El Salvador
Hundreds of Salvadoran families have had to evacuate their homes due to the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Amanda.
© UNICEF/UN0341853/Moreno Gonzalez
Press release
09/07/2019
Eyewitness account from Hurricane-hit Bahamas
"Schools and hospitals flattened; houses and roads collapsed; cars and boats hanging in trees"
© UNICEF/UN0218552/Harris
Press release
09/12/2018
In the Caribbean, UNICEF works on developing resilience in children and communities on islands affected by hurricanes
A year after the hurricanes